Dick Houston, President and co-founder of EleFence, has spent most of his adult
life in Africa as a safari leader, conservationist, teacher, and writer. Born in Ohio, he taught
English in the United States, Venezuela, Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa. As a safari leader, he
ran journeys across the Sahara Desert, through the rain forests of central Africa, and in the bush
country of eastern and southern Africa. He has written on Africa topics for Smithsonian, the New
York Times, and Los Angeles Times. He wrote of his adventurous life in the
critically-acclaimed Safari Adventure [Penguin USA, 1991]

Dick holds a Bachelor's Degree in English and history from Kent State
University; and a Master's Degree in English from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.He has received the Roger T. Beitler Award from Kent State University for
Arts & Humanities (1992); and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Edinboro University for Arts
& Humanities (1994)